An unparalleled revolutionary Soccer Academy is attached to the pioneering Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is preparing to become Asia’s finest competition, training and event facility when it begins full operations this November. Combining a superb location with unparalleled facilities, it is already attracting awareness among important international sporting institutions and international corporations.
PIASLC is sited on over 50 acres of land in the northern section of Phuket, Thailand. It boasts a widespread array of high-quality sporting facilities that include an International Rugby Board-standard rugby pitch, FIFA-approved football field, competitive fifty-meter eight lane outdoor swimming pool (suitable for water polo and competitive swimming), a fully shaded 25 metre, eight lane swimming pool, toddler’s and children’s pools and play area, a six court tennis academy, a 500 metre athletics running track and a fitness enthusiast gym, as well as a performing arts centre and a Thai Herbal Garden Spa. Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club Sports, Leisure and Events Centre.
There are also two boutique hotels, providing 115 well-appointed rooms and suites for visitors, athletes, teams and corporate groups. The club has quickly gained appreciation through prestiguous relationships with global sporting organizations including Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS), NZRugbyResources (NZRR), and IronKids Triathlon. Announcement of tennis and swimming association are anticipated in the near future.
The PIASLC is committed to being the foremost sports and corporate event center in Asia. Not only delivering Asia’s unsurpassed facilities for sports but also special facilities and accommodations for conferences, incentives, retreats and teambuilding.
PIASLC announced “Being in Phuket is a big advantage. It is not only an exotic location but the most exciting component of what we are doing is that every element of the club has been planned down to the finest detail from using cutting edge materials and equipment to employing the most qualified staff to manage and coach at the club.”
NZRugbyResources Director, David Adamson, said “Rugby is an extremely popular sport throughout Asia and growing in numbers every year and NZRugbyResources believes this is the finest training and playing facility in Asia. It is just amazing how much detail has gone into the planning.”
Another key association for junior athletes has been with the internationally-renowned Brazilian Soccer Schools (BSS) after officials from the organisation inspected the purpose-built floodlit artificial turf soccer field at the PIASLC and endorsed the club as its official home in Phuket. World-renowned BSS is based upon Futebol de Salao (FDS). The training and game is characterized as a 5-a-side version of soccer with origins in South America. It is played with a smaller (size 2), and slightly heavier (465gm) ball that has virtually no bounce to it.
The PIASLC has also confirmed an partnership with the US-based IronKids programme. This affiliation will support four junior Triathlon events every year as well as training camps for youth aged between 6 and 15.
The PIASLCincludes almost a dozen specialized sports academies. has assigned former Muay Thai champion “Thanootong’’ Prasert Intanoo to head the martial arts program at the impressive Phuket, Thailand sports centre. Just as muay thai kickboxing requires commitment and talent, the appointment is just one more anecdote of the PIASLC bringing in top professionals to staff the emerging first-rate facility and help position it as the premier sports and leisure destination in Asia.
The PIASLC will be delivering a diverse of world-class sports, arts, wellness and recreational facilities and programmes for the enjoyment of visitors, students, their families, the local Phuket community as well as for visiting professional and amateur individual athletes and teams from around the world. PIASLC is going to establish a benchmark as a regional destination for sports, arts and wellness in Thailand and Asia, and perhaps the world. PIA is an integrated facility hosting Phuket’s newest International School, a versatile Sports and Leisure Club for elite athletes, amateur enthusiasts, artists and wellness seekers – all within the Mind Centre sanctuary that provides training in the cultivation of mental and emotional sense of balance. PIA prides itself on being a dependable member of the community. It is committed to operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to the highest principled standards to fulfill Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness
As part of a uniquely integrated complex, the Sports and Leisure Club works in synergy with both the Phuket International Academy Day School and PIAMC. The Phuket International Academy Day School is aspiring to grow into a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. The Phuket International Academy Day School has high-quality facilities, teachers, trainers, staff and administration. Click this link for additional information on the Phuket International Academy Day School International School Thailand.
As part of a total commitment to sports excellence the PIAMC has started to make available training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The PIAMC will offer a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with traditional Asian contemplative practices. Delivered through residential retreats and weekend seminars PIAMC is open to all. It teaches the practice of “mindfulness of breathing”, which is a successful method for soothing the body and calming the mind. A second method taught is both a shamatha practice and vipashyana, “insight meditation” or “settling the mind in its natural state”. Phuket International Academy Mind Centre Meditation, Mind Studies, and Retreats.
